Minarik v Horner

The state GOP today accused good government groups – Â specifically NYPIRG, the League of Women Voters and Common Cause – of being “silent” on state Comptroller Alan Hevesi and chauffeurgate, thereby exposing their alleged bias and compromising their credibility.

“If the Comptroller was a Republican, these self-described ‘good government’ groups would have organized a mob of angry villagers with torches and pitchforks to storm the Comptrollers’ building, demanding his immediate resignation,” state GOP Chairman Stephen Minarik said in a press release. “By staying silent on Democrat Hevesi’s ethics violations, these groups have lost all their credibility and exposed themselves as nothing more than partisan shills for the Democrats.”

“Independent organizations like the New York Chapter of Common Cause and the New York Public Interest Research Group…have called for answers in the case.”

Here’s Horner’s quote:

“One would think that one week before the election, the State Republican Committee would have something better to do than attack NYPIRG and its government reform colleagues…We’ll let Chris Callaghan’s 10/18 news release commenting on the Hevesi controversy respond for us.”Â